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Natural Food Chef and Advocate Offers Her First Book Wholefood: 300 Recipes to Restore, Nourish, and Delight

Posted on: Friday, 30 March 2007, 09:00 CDT

PHILADELPHIA, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- In May, Jude Blereau will introduce Wholefood: 300 Recipes to Restore, Nourish, and Delight (Running Press), an exciting book that introduces readers to the fundamentals of whole food cooking and an easy approach to a healthier lifestyle. The 334-page book presents an uncomplicated entry into the world of whole food - foods that are kept as close to their natural state as possible - with tips, techniques and recommendations for home cooks to incorporate basic whole foods into everyday life.

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"The focus of Wholefood is on helping people understand what makes truly good food," says Blereau. "In it I explain whole food, where to get it, how to use it, and offer a variety of tools and information that people need to make healthy eating a daily practice."

So much of today's food is manufactured and over processed, which depletes it of nutrients and deprives it of flavor. More often than not, highly processed food is also loaded with refined sugars and dangerous fats to replace its lost flavor. Whole foods, on the other hand, are full of natural nutrients that provide fuel for our bodies and minds. They taste better too!

Based on these principles, Blereau has developed a simple approach to adopting healthier lifestyle choices through whole foods. Through engaging narratives, step-by-step instructions and other useful tips, readers will discover the fundamentals of what constitutes "good food," and understand the foundations to healthy eating. Throughout the book, Blereau offers practical advice on how to identify, procure, and prepare dishes and meals that will foster healthier lifestyles.

Wholefood offers more than 300 easy and appealing recipes that maintain the integrity and intrinsic nourishing abilities of whole foods. Readers will delight in Blereau's abundance of inspired recipes that emphasize the use of locally grown, minimally processed and seasonally fresh ingredients, like whole grains, vegetables, fruit, and beans and legumes. The all-encompassing book offers an astonishing array of dishes that range from simple salads to slow cooked stews. The more than 300 recipes are all clearly labeled with icons that identify those recipes that are vegan, vegetarian, or without gluten. But while the book has many recipes that are sure to be valued by those with special diets, it also contains an impressive selection of satisfying meat dishes, hearty baked goods, and delicious desserts.

For more than 15 years author Jude Blereau has worked as a natural foods chef, food coach, and cooking teacher who is deeply and passionately invested in the organic and whole foods industries. She first became involved in the natural food industry while living in the U.S. in the late 1980s. In 1997, Jude co-founded The Earth Market, one of Australia's premier whole food stores and cafe in Perth. Her focus is on helping people learn about good food, and to give them the tools and information to make healthy eating a part of their everyday lives. She frequently visits New Orleans, her favorite destination in the United States, and resides in Australia with her daughter Nessie. Wholefood is her first book.

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CONTACT: Clare Pelino or Jessica Aigeldinger, both of Profile PublicRelations for Running Press, +1-215-985-2106

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